benny becker 🌸🪬🌸
@bhebecker.bsky.social
Human mammal earthling lifeform.
Yidpalachian.
Joy lover. Anarchist Linguaphile. Abolitionist.
Tree hugger, creek crawler, boat floater.
Nurse in training.
Past audio journo (public radio / podcast)
He or They or Benny.
📍 Okahok Amai : Beckley, WV
Yidpalachian.
Joy lover. Anarchist Linguaphile. Abolitionist.
Tree hugger, creek crawler, boat floater.
Nurse in training.
Past audio journo (public radio / podcast)
He or They or Benny.
📍 Okahok Amai : Beckley, WV
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It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world
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Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
This book is great.
August 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This book is great.
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Black lung is still destroying lives and families in Appalachia, and this “pro-coal” government doesn’t care.
The implementation of a lifesaving safety rule has been delayed yet again, and coal miners will continue to pay the price.
Via @westvirginiawatch.com westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/14/t...
The implementation of a lifesaving safety rule has been delayed yet again, and coal miners will continue to pay the price.
Via @westvirginiawatch.com westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/14/t...
‘They don’t care:’ Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again • West Virginia Watch
A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust — which was set to go into effect next week after already being delayed for months — is expected to be further postponed followin...
westvirginiawatch.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Black lung is still destroying lives and families in Appalachia, and this “pro-coal” government doesn’t care.
The implementation of a lifesaving safety rule has been delayed yet again, and coal miners will continue to pay the price.
Via @westvirginiawatch.com westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/14/t...
The implementation of a lifesaving safety rule has been delayed yet again, and coal miners will continue to pay the price.
Via @westvirginiawatch.com westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/14/t...
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When the Trump administration eviscerated the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health office in Morgantown, WV in April, they abruptly shut down life-or-death services for coal miners with black lung.
One of those miners decided to fight back—and won.
inthesetimes.com/article/west...
One of those miners decided to fight back—and won.
inthesetimes.com/article/west...
A West Virginia Coal Miner Just Saved NIOSH’s Black Lung Program
A federal judge ordered the restoration of jobs in the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety’s Respiratory Health Division after a veteran coal miner filed a class action lawsuit argui...
inthesetimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
When the Trump administration eviscerated the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health office in Morgantown, WV in April, they abruptly shut down life-or-death services for coal miners with black lung.
One of those miners decided to fight back—and won.
inthesetimes.com/article/west...
One of those miners decided to fight back—and won.
inthesetimes.com/article/west...
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Going insane reading this Politico story about Musk's AI servers poisoning the air of a 90% Black community in Memphis followed immediately by this Washington Post story about states lining up their own communities to host the next ones
May 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Going insane reading this Politico story about Musk's AI servers poisoning the air of a 90% Black community in Memphis followed immediately by this Washington Post story about states lining up their own communities to host the next ones
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New for @gristnews.bsky.social :
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.
grist.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New for @gristnews.bsky.social :
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a stop to mass firings in federal agencies (except Pentagon, OPM and NARA) saying the so-called “reductions in force (RIFs)” broke the law.
“Employees purportedly terminated … are returned to government employ.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“Employees purportedly terminated … are returned to government employ.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a stop to mass firings in federal agencies (except Pentagon, OPM and NARA) saying the so-called “reductions in force (RIFs)” broke the law.
“Employees purportedly terminated … are returned to government employ.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“Employees purportedly terminated … are returned to government employ.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Just read the book of Esther.
Bigthan and Teresh (the eunuch guards Mordecai ratted on) seem like they coulda shoulda been queer liberation anarchist revolutionary heroes.
#anarchojudaism #purim #anarchy
Bigthan and Teresh (the eunuch guards Mordecai ratted on) seem like they coulda shoulda been queer liberation anarchist revolutionary heroes.
#anarchojudaism #purim #anarchy
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Just read the book of Esther.
Bigthan and Teresh (the eunuch guards Mordecai ratted on) seem like they coulda shoulda been queer liberation anarchist revolutionary heroes.
#anarchojudaism #purim #anarchy
Bigthan and Teresh (the eunuch guards Mordecai ratted on) seem like they coulda shoulda been queer liberation anarchist revolutionary heroes.
#anarchojudaism #purim #anarchy
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Not seeing anyone on here posting about the situation at Red Onion Stare Prison in Pound VA so here’s an update. Solidarity with all the people suffering there. Read Rashid Johnson’s writing & see his art here.
rashidmod.com
rashidmod.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Not seeing anyone on here posting about the situation at Red Onion Stare Prison in Pound VA so here’s an update. Solidarity with all the people suffering there. Read Rashid Johnson’s writing & see his art here.
rashidmod.com
rashidmod.com
So much flooding on my feeds right now. Central Appalachia is getting it bad, and rain is expected to continue through tomorrow.
February 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
So much flooding on my feeds right now. Central Appalachia is getting it bad, and rain is expected to continue through tomorrow.
Newest chapter in the fight against USP Letcher:
Rad anti-prison activism led by Apppalachian Indigenous women!
"The Appalachian Rekindling Project wants to instead reclaim the former strip mine by reintroducing native species like bison to the land"
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
Rad anti-prison activism led by Apppalachian Indigenous women!
"The Appalachian Rekindling Project wants to instead reclaim the former strip mine by reintroducing native species like bison to the land"
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
Eastern KY activists bought land where feds wanted to build a prison
Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners have better plans for Letcher County.
www.lpm.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Newest chapter in the fight against USP Letcher:
Rad anti-prison activism led by Apppalachian Indigenous women!
"The Appalachian Rekindling Project wants to instead reclaim the former strip mine by reintroducing native species like bison to the land"
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
Rad anti-prison activism led by Apppalachian Indigenous women!
"The Appalachian Rekindling Project wants to instead reclaim the former strip mine by reintroducing native species like bison to the land"
www.lpm.org/investigate/...
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here is a small thread of some new policies effective 1/1/25 related to work and families:
first is NY is offering at least 20 hours of prenatal care leave for privately employed workers with pregnancy-related appointments including medical care, end of pregnancy care, fertility treatments, etc.
first is NY is offering at least 20 hours of prenatal care leave for privately employed workers with pregnancy-related appointments including medical care, end of pregnancy care, fertility treatments, etc.
New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy
Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new law. Gov.
apnews.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
here is a small thread of some new policies effective 1/1/25 related to work and families:
first is NY is offering at least 20 hours of prenatal care leave for privately employed workers with pregnancy-related appointments including medical care, end of pregnancy care, fertility treatments, etc.
first is NY is offering at least 20 hours of prenatal care leave for privately employed workers with pregnancy-related appointments including medical care, end of pregnancy care, fertility treatments, etc.
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"We are also expected to ignore that two days after Thompson was killed, two migrant teenagers were stabbed in Lower Manhattan. The culprits asked if they spoke English. The teenagers indicated they did not. They were then stabbed. One was killed. No ensuing nationwide manhunts."
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
zeteo.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:41 AM
"We are also expected to ignore that two days after Thompson was killed, two migrant teenagers were stabbed in Lower Manhattan. The culprits asked if they spoke English. The teenagers indicated they did not. They were then stabbed. One was killed. No ensuing nationwide manhunts."
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A moment that will be captured in the history books.
Saydnaya personifies the terror of the Syrian regime. Known as the "human slaughterhouse," it was site to the secret executions of 13,000 people in a single 5 year period & continued to hold thousands of unjustly detained.
Saydnaya personifies the terror of the Syrian regime. Known as the "human slaughterhouse," it was site to the secret executions of 13,000 people in a single 5 year period & continued to hold thousands of unjustly detained.
BREAKING NEWS 😭😭😭
THE DETAINEES OF SAYDNAYA PRISON ARE FREED
THE DETAINEES OF SAYDNAYA PRISON ARE FREED
December 8, 2024 at 1:45 AM
A moment that will be captured in the history books.
Saydnaya personifies the terror of the Syrian regime. Known as the "human slaughterhouse," it was site to the secret executions of 13,000 people in a single 5 year period & continued to hold thousands of unjustly detained.
Saydnaya personifies the terror of the Syrian regime. Known as the "human slaughterhouse," it was site to the secret executions of 13,000 people in a single 5 year period & continued to hold thousands of unjustly detained.
"Rebel fighters stormed into Syria’s capital, Damascus, on Sunday, taking them to the brink of a stunning victory as Syrian forces and their leader, President Bashar al-Assad, appeared to be fleeing.
In just two weeks, a bitter stalemate that had held for years in Syria has been snapped."
In just two weeks, a bitter stalemate that had held for years in Syria has been snapped."
Rapidly changing situation. “Iran’s government reporting Assad’s regime had all but fallen was unimaginable just 10 days ago.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
December 8, 2024 at 4:12 AM
"Rebel fighters stormed into Syria’s capital, Damascus, on Sunday, taking them to the brink of a stunning victory as Syrian forces and their leader, President Bashar al-Assad, appeared to be fleeing.
In just two weeks, a bitter stalemate that had held for years in Syria has been snapped."
In just two weeks, a bitter stalemate that had held for years in Syria has been snapped."
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Being a linguist is inherently political. We know that all language is equal and that being treated differently because of your languaging has to do with the body you inhabit and not the language itself.
#linguistics #language
#linguistics #language
December 2, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Being a linguist is inherently political. We know that all language is equal and that being treated differently because of your languaging has to do with the body you inhabit and not the language itself.
#linguistics #language
#linguistics #language
It's fun to throw content into a slice of internet that feels like a possible VOID--- void --- [echoes continue diminshing in volume]
December 2, 2024 at 11:33 PM
It's fun to throw content into a slice of internet that feels like a possible VOID--- void --- [echoes continue diminshing in volume]
What's the verb for posting on here? Posting? Tweeting? Tooting? Microblogging? Anyone have favorites or emerging trends they've noticed?
December 2, 2024 at 11:30 PM
What's the verb for posting on here? Posting? Tweeting? Tooting? Microblogging? Anyone have favorites or emerging trends they've noticed?
When I first got on twitter,
I was in high school
and posted nothing
in college, I tweeted
micropoems and random thoughts
during my journalism career, it became a
~professional space~
so I promoted my teams' stories,
and did lots of newsy RT aggregating
TBD what I'll microblog on bluesky
I was in high school
and posted nothing
in college, I tweeted
micropoems and random thoughts
during my journalism career, it became a
~professional space~
so I promoted my teams' stories,
and did lots of newsy RT aggregating
TBD what I'll microblog on bluesky
December 2, 2024 at 11:29 PM
When I first got on twitter,
I was in high school
and posted nothing
in college, I tweeted
micropoems and random thoughts
during my journalism career, it became a
~professional space~
so I promoted my teams' stories,
and did lots of newsy RT aggregating
TBD what I'll microblog on bluesky
I was in high school
and posted nothing
in college, I tweeted
micropoems and random thoughts
during my journalism career, it became a
~professional space~
so I promoted my teams' stories,
and did lots of newsy RT aggregating
TBD what I'll microblog on bluesky